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YesAsia Editorial Description

One of the most revered directors of Taiwanese cinema, Edward Yang made his feature debut in 1983 with That Day, on the Beach. Featuring cinematography by Christopher Doyle, the Taiwanese New Wave classic stars Sylvia Chang and Terry Hu as old friends whose reminiscences and flashbacks gradually reveal their turbulent lives. That Day, on the Beach has been digitally remastered and re-released to mark the tenth anniversary of Yang's passing.

Concert pianist Wei Jing (Terry Hu) returns to Taiwan for a performance, and re-encounters her old friend Jia Lei (Sylvia Chang). In a café, the two catch up and look back on their youth in their provincial hometown. Back then, Wei Jing and Jia Lei's brother Jia Sen were lovers, but they were forced to break up because of the disapproval of Jia Lei's father. Losing faith in love, Wei Jing ended up going overseas to study and became a renowned musician, but the emptiness in her heart remains. Meanwhile, Jia Lei pushes back against her father's arranged marriage after witnessing her brother's unhappiness. She runs away from home, marries her college sweetheart and creates a family in Taipei. However, things begin to change after her husband's career takes off. When Jia Lei learns that her husband may have been found dead on a beach, she realizes that her marriage had already unraveled a while ago.

This edition comes with a photobook, a behind-the-scenes magazine interview, a commemorative film still and special features (2015 Golden Horse Film Festival talk, trailer).